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that is how it works. >> a final question on nelson mandela. what people will be thinking about, when we consider the life of nelson mandela and the challenges that exist in our own country, what lessons can washington learn? i know you had conversations in the white house and what you think the message we can learn is. >> i think the president put it very well yesterday in the remarks he made when he was in south africa earlier this year about the remarkable example that nelson mandela set when he was released from prison and made clear that he would embrace those who jailed him, and he would seek those to help build a south africa that judged every person by his or her character and not by his or her skin color. i think that spirit of reconciliation that the president said yesterday is one that should imbue the work that all of us do here. at a professional level and as the president said, on a personal level. i cite the president here because he said it best. >> the question on nelson mandela, it struck me that the president talked about thi
that is how it works. >> a final question on nelson mandela. what people will be thinking about, when we consider the life of nelson mandela and the challenges that exist in our own country, what lessons can washington learn? i know you had conversations in the white house and what you think the message we can learn is. >> i think the president put it very well yesterday in the remarks he made when he was in south africa earlier this year about the remarkable example that nelson...
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nelson mandela will be remembered for many things. he will certainly be remembered for the way that he led. dignity and his extraordinary understanding, not just of how to bring democracy and freedom to his beloved south africa, but how important it was that he first brought freedom to himself. as i spent time with him, starting in 1992, i was always by the extraordinary of his self-knowledge. of his awareness of how hard it is to live a life of integrity. a lawyer and a freedom fighter, a prisoner and a leader, a man of anger and of forgiveness -- has so captured the hearts of people, not only in his own country, but as we are seeing with the outpouring of response to his death people around the world. i only hope that as we both mourn and celebrate the passing of this universally recognized and beloved figure that we remember he became that through an enormous amount of hard work on himself. the story has been told several times now in the coverage that i have watched of his passing about how he invited three of his prison guards to
nelson mandela will be remembered for many things. he will certainly be remembered for the way that he led. dignity and his extraordinary understanding, not just of how to bring democracy and freedom to his beloved south africa, but how important it was that he first brought freedom to himself. as i spent time with him, starting in 1992, i was always by the extraordinary of his self-knowledge. of his awareness of how hard it is to live a life of integrity. a lawyer and a freedom fighter, a...
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that house has been the official home of every vice president since nelson rockefeller. back to your calls as we look at the president also swearing-in today and the public ceremonies tomorrow. -- president's swearing-in today and the public service to ceremonies tomrorow. caller: i would like the president to focus on the second term to be about the oil and gas industry here in louisiana. it is critical to us and produces hundreds of thousands of jobs. we just had several of the oil and gas industry commit it to upgrade our platts. he missed a great opportunity to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and service sector jobs with the industry when he failed to promote and signed in the pipeline -- sign in the pipeline and that would come through louisiana. it would provide cheap energy for louisiana and the rest of the country. host: a gorgeous day to be at the national mall, a tweet. it is a busy day here at the nation posted it -- nation's capital. the parade tomorrow afternoon. there will be official balls taking place at the washington convention center, including th
that house has been the official home of every vice president since nelson rockefeller. back to your calls as we look at the president also swearing-in today and the public ceremonies tomorrow. -- president's swearing-in today and the public service to ceremonies tomrorow. caller: i would like the president to focus on the second term to be about the oil and gas industry here in louisiana. it is critical to us and produces hundreds of thousands of jobs. we just had several of the oil and gas...
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as nelson told an interviewer, "i do not want the editorials to be a lot of literary essays. i want to get things done." he followed up with an editorial in the "star" that rejected the builder- he is a recall to his work rather than a man on horseback. after his arrival from africa, talk about his candidacy. napoleone clubs like in the spring of 1910. >> the impact on the american progressive movement to win back the white house, sunday on c- span three american history tv. "washington journal" continues. we want to welcome back to the program hakeem jeffries, sit on the wedges committee. --sits on the budget committee. congress near to a budget deal. what do you know? ryan: i know that chairman and chairwoman mary have been working along with the other members of the conference committee to arrive at an agreement, which is what congress should be doing. we need to increase or reduce the harmful impacts of the sequester, as it relates to what took place this year and what will take place next year. host: to get rid of the automatic spending cuts. the latest iteration of talk
as nelson told an interviewer, "i do not want the editorials to be a lot of literary essays. i want to get things done." he followed up with an editorial in the "star" that rejected the builder- he is a recall to his work rather than a man on horseback. after his arrival from africa, talk about his candidacy. napoleone clubs like in the spring of 1910. >> the impact on the american progressive movement to win back the white house, sunday on c- span three american...
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the first vice-president of the president was nelson rockefeller. it doesn't force to be gerald ford. -- it was supposed to be gerald ford. the question is if he has an eye on the white house in 2016. >> that is one of -- guest: that is one of the statements we will be asking at the public ceremony, asking if he keeps his eye on the podium and extra long time during the public ceremony variable bid is one of the crazy things about american politics. president obama has not been sworn in for his second term and he is already a lame duck. the biggest issues that we talked about today, gun control and immigration speaking out on both. marco rubio is one of the republicans trying to take leadership on the immigration issue and pushes party to do something on this issue. he also issued a statement defending second amendment rights after the president's speech this week. all the things we are do -- we are dealing with right now, we are already talking about how they will play into the campaign that is three years away. host: bob casey, from scranton, pa.,
the first vice-president of the president was nelson rockefeller. it doesn't force to be gerald ford. -- it was supposed to be gerald ford. the question is if he has an eye on the white house in 2016. >> that is one of -- guest: that is one of the statements we will be asking at the public ceremony, asking if he keeps his eye on the podium and extra long time during the public ceremony variable bid is one of the crazy things about american politics. president obama has not been sworn in...
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next is a call from nelson. caller: i have a question with the ceremonies being whipped on the 21st. i notice reagan's inauguration in 1985 that it was moved to the 21st. if there is a change of presidents and falls on a sunday, are the ceremonies moved to the 21st there as well? thank you. host: yesterday recovered the official swearing in of the president and vice president. those ceremonies held separately. those were to affirm the constitutional requirements. today is really the public ceremony, and they follow the constitution. today all about the big public events. today the first public event. the next call is from robin. she is watching us in tennessee. caller: i am so glad i voted for obama. he really shines when he makes his speech. you can tell he is sincere in trying to do what the majority of the people want. and i am really proud of him and proud to be an american because of him. and my son was in the choir. i would have liked to see more of them. they are a great college. i just hope the people th
next is a call from nelson. caller: i have a question with the ceremonies being whipped on the 21st. i notice reagan's inauguration in 1985 that it was moved to the 21st. if there is a change of presidents and falls on a sunday, are the ceremonies moved to the 21st there as well? thank you. host: yesterday recovered the official swearing in of the president and vice president. those ceremonies held separately. those were to affirm the constitutional requirements. today is really the public...
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i think nelson did that. i learned a lot from studying him. >> one more question before i open it up to the audience. you also say this in the book. in many ways, we may have gotten zarqawi too late. he had already -- he had already set the trap and ignited the fuse. looking back -- and hindsight is always 20-20 -- what could we have done better in 2003 and 2004 at the opening date that would have kept us -- opening -- at the opening gate that would have kept us from what it became? >> the first is that we did not know enough. we did not understand the forces at work. we did not understand the situation. saddam hussein had this thing held together with chewing gum and bailing wire. when those things were unhinged, not only did sectarian frustrations come up --they were not a civil war waiting to happen. when you cut everything else, you suddenly caused things to happen. you are a civil servant who lives in baghdad. you have a job in the government. you are in the -- you lose your job, either because you are a
i think nelson did that. i learned a lot from studying him. >> one more question before i open it up to the audience. you also say this in the book. in many ways, we may have gotten zarqawi too late. he had already -- he had already set the trap and ignited the fuse. looking back -- and hindsight is always 20-20 -- what could we have done better in 2003 and 2004 at the opening date that would have kept us -- opening -- at the opening gate that would have kept us from what it became?...
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nelson from massachusetts on our republican line. caller: good morning. i would like to touch on mr. morici's points that he has made. starting with the financial housing market and wall street. reality is reality. wall street will do what it wants to. government is manipulating through qe3. if americans wanted to take turn fridayy should may and freddie mac into bonded banks. you can read about this. i did have some good news. jobs are going to be coming back to this country. whereare certain segments they have become to become prosperous. in regards to energy, biotech, 3-d printing. technology is starting. the truth is it is not going to create enough jobs for all the people still unemployed. host: i will let you both respond. guest: i am in favor of joe's solution for wall street. i want more competition. regulation is like medicine. only one drug is going to work for you. right now we are prescribing the wrong drug on wall street. i would break up the banks. split off the gambling in the casinos. we have to have las vegas on wall street. it is necessa
nelson from massachusetts on our republican line. caller: good morning. i would like to touch on mr. morici's points that he has made. starting with the financial housing market and wall street. reality is reality. wall street will do what it wants to. government is manipulating through qe3. if americans wanted to take turn fridayy should may and freddie mac into bonded banks. you can read about this. i did have some good news. jobs are going to be coming back to this country. whereare certain...
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the president obviously has long seen nelson mandela as one of his personal heroes. i think he is not alone in that in this country or around the world. we all express our thoughts and are with the family at this time. if held you anticipate were to pass before the president left the visit would be changed in tone but still take place? >> it is hard to say. it would not be appropriate to speculate on that right now. we're all wishing for his recovery. yes. >> back to the snow the situation. can you detail the president's personal involvement over the last few days? how often is he being briefed? is he personally monitoring things? is this operating below him at the justice department? >> i do not have presidential communications to read. i can say the president has been regularly briefed by his senior staff on the situation by all of the appropriate officials. with regards to one of the earlier questions, this is a circumstance where all the appropriate steps were taken. all of the appropriate conditions were made with hong kong authorities. as has been detailed by t
the president obviously has long seen nelson mandela as one of his personal heroes. i think he is not alone in that in this country or around the world. we all express our thoughts and are with the family at this time. if held you anticipate were to pass before the president left the visit would be changed in tone but still take place? >> it is hard to say. it would not be appropriate to speculate on that right now. we're all wishing for his recovery. yes. >> back to the snow the...
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host: let's go to evelyn, from nelson phil, ohio. felt it was necessary for me to call in and ask this question. there was a camera put on the the under oneowed with a backpack. he had laid down. fromowed a picture of him the camera on a roof. why were there not men up there? how come there was police on that roof? guest: a good question, but i will say this, it has become common and necessary practice -- there were apparently 600 cameras in that area. they were not all city cameras. so the were retailers. others were people using them on their cell phone. but law enforcement, i would use for example the city of london, they have closed circuit televisions spread throughout the city. dare are not enough people to be on the top of a roof on everywhere in the city. cc tv, which has been resisted in these states as being an is anon of privacy invaluable tool. i do not think of privacy is invaded because the cameras are focused on public areas. when you walk into a public area, you have no expectation of privacy. is worthy of discussion
host: let's go to evelyn, from nelson phil, ohio. felt it was necessary for me to call in and ask this question. there was a camera put on the the under oneowed with a backpack. he had laid down. fromowed a picture of him the camera on a roof. why were there not men up there? how come there was police on that roof? guest: a good question, but i will say this, it has become common and necessary practice -- there were apparently 600 cameras in that area. they were not all city cameras. so the...
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rooftop of thehe kremlin and got high with a very high willie nelson. >> elections are coming up. you had some big victories like nafta. >> that is right. i came up with a slogan. aftah'or nafta, party we're only beginning to see the effects of nafta. it will make mexican food more accessible to the united states, and foreign foods like burritos, enchiladas, cannoli. >> i am sorry? the crime bill was a very important achievement to year. some people think he made to many compromises. >> i did not budget one bit. >> you are tough on crime. >> that is me. look out, crime, i am going to give you. the crime bill is still packed this. >> if you rob a bank cannot open an account at that branch. that is right. >> you are satisfied with the gun control compromises? a planeu bring a gun on yuma's start in the overhead compartment. if republicans try to roll that back, i will take my pen. >> you did make a lot of compromises and promises. >> i made a few promises. i will be using the triple automotive club. cannot forget the peace treaties with israel. >> no. we did it. we did it. hold up?
rooftop of thehe kremlin and got high with a very high willie nelson. >> elections are coming up. you had some big victories like nafta. >> that is right. i came up with a slogan. aftah'or nafta, party we're only beginning to see the effects of nafta. it will make mexican food more accessible to the united states, and foreign foods like burritos, enchiladas, cannoli. >> i am sorry? the crime bill was a very important achievement to year. some people think he made to many...
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some other news this morning from the bbc web site on former south african president nelson mandela, who has been hospitalized since june. the story points out that he has been discharged from a south african hospital. the announcement coming a day after officials denied reports that the 95-year-old had already been discharged. a statement saying that his team of doctors convinced that he will receive the same level of intensive care at his home that he has been receiving for the last couple of months in the pretoria hospital. back to your calls and comments on the president seeking congressional authorization with regard to syria and this statement from the house democratic leader, nancy pelosi of california. "president obama is right that the debate and authorization by congress for action will make our country and the response in syria stronger. president assad was wrong to gas the syrian people, killing more than 1,400 people, including 400 children. it is a pillar of america's security that we must stop the use and the proliferation of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons."
some other news this morning from the bbc web site on former south african president nelson mandela, who has been hospitalized since june. the story points out that he has been discharged from a south african hospital. the announcement coming a day after officials denied reports that the 95-year-old had already been discharged. a statement saying that his team of doctors convinced that he will receive the same level of intensive care at his home that he has been receiving for the last couple of...
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k all who haven .poken and the kind words award and forthis being in a line of greatest awardees, nelson mandela, so many others for whom i have long admired. i want to say thank you to everyone who spoke in person or in the video. i appreciate greatly what they have done with me and taught me in how we work together and inspiration that they had been to me. i want to say thank you to my friend, mayor nutter, for hosting us. beautiful city. i also want to acknowledge the governor and attorney general and my longtime friend who did so much as mayor and then governor to create this center right where it along. [applause] i want to say a special thank you to governor bush and to apply his commitment to the national constitution center. this is not the first time that a clinton and a bush have shared this stage. 2006 --you a member in remember in 2006, my husband and jed's father were jointly honored for their work on behalf of tsunami victims in south east asia and residents of the gulf coast after katrina. calld 42 as a sometimes are the classic art couple of american politics. couple of a
k all who haven .poken and the kind words award and forthis being in a line of greatest awardees, nelson mandela, so many others for whom i have long admired. i want to say thank you to everyone who spoke in person or in the video. i appreciate greatly what they have done with me and taught me in how we work together and inspiration that they had been to me. i want to say thank you to my friend, mayor nutter, for hosting us. beautiful city. i also want to acknowledge the governor and attorney...
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process under the national defense authorization act because he had a connection with a freedom fighter, nelson mandela. he just got off the terrorist list in 2008. he had a relation to a terrorist. under the present administration, and you can take americans to jail without due process. the black freedom movement has always been suspicious of it. headwe have black prisoners in their precisely because they were willing to tell the truth that was a threat and we do not talk about them. that is why the culture of fear is not just violence. people are afraid. they are afraid to lose their jobs. they are afraid to lose their status. not going to be nice tea parties, the white house. you cannot have a culture of fear and generate a movement. it is not just about justice. we have got to talk about love. martin was a titan of love. if you are not talking about love and willingness of sacrifice, we are not going nowhere. you have to be willing to hit the streets, go to jail, to die. that is what it is about. if you are not willing to do that, keep your job and drink your tea. emergency. [laughter] [app
process under the national defense authorization act because he had a connection with a freedom fighter, nelson mandela. he just got off the terrorist list in 2008. he had a relation to a terrorist. under the present administration, and you can take americans to jail without due process. the black freedom movement has always been suspicious of it. headwe have black prisoners in their precisely because they were willing to tell the truth that was a threat and we do not talk about them. that is...
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the outgoing head of the american association of university professors, carrie nelson, recently said of us that we engage in sclerotic wailing about western civilization, and opposition to politics in the classroom. being opposed to politics in the classroom is a bad thing. another historian writes of us as seeking an ideologically -- to restructure and privatize higher education and being relentlessly derogatory toward the hard-working and underpaid professors. ok. so there are two different views here, to simplify. one is that american higher education is the best in the world, that it is only getting better, that its achievement in bringing critical thinking to students are unsurpassed. the other, which i represent, is that american higher education is in rapid decline, coasting on its civilizational capital and not replenishing that capital. does any of this matter? this goes to the question -- are our best days still ahead of us? the answer is that that is a doubtful proposition. our best days depend on us being more than a civilization that has prosperity, material wealth. we c
the outgoing head of the american association of university professors, carrie nelson, recently said of us that we engage in sclerotic wailing about western civilization, and opposition to politics in the classroom. being opposed to politics in the classroom is a bad thing. another historian writes of us as seeking an ideologically -- to restructure and privatize higher education and being relentlessly derogatory toward the hard-working and underpaid professors. ok. so there are two different...
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don't have a wealth of information on this case, but i'm personally acquainted with the sheriff of nelson county where it incident transpired. i have met with him on it. in fact, as the incident was -- it was a multi-week incident from his first contact with this particular individual and that individual's family. i want to applaud the sheriff for the restraint he utilized in that incident. essentially, it is something i think could have expanded into a waco type of incident or a ruby ridge type of incident, and through his, i think, very keen, thoughtful consideration of how to handle it, in reaching out to other experts in the area about an appropriate way to peacefully resolve that, i think he should be applauded for it. it is interesting, there was an article in the "los angeles times" that wanted to characterize that incident as cattle rustling but that was the original thing cattle wandered on to his property but he allegedly said was going to utilize force to prevent sheriff deputies from coming on his roperty. so the use of the system didn't gather evidence. it was a citizen and o
don't have a wealth of information on this case, but i'm personally acquainted with the sheriff of nelson county where it incident transpired. i have met with him on it. in fact, as the incident was -- it was a multi-week incident from his first contact with this particular individual and that individual's family. i want to applaud the sheriff for the restraint he utilized in that incident. essentially, it is something i think could have expanded into a waco type of incident or a ruby ridge...
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like judge nelson in the zimmerman case, a colleague of mine, about 4000 circuit court judges in florida, 18 million citizens. there is a lot going on in florida. in my courtroom, we are making a difference. every one of those lawyers that comes in front of me, you better be prepared. you better be telling me what is the basis. you say there is immunity for this person. what are the circumstances? cross examine these people. let's get to the bottom of this. >> i understand the enormity of it. the couven sell from oakland makes a good point on this. i see that in my courtroom. you need to understand, we have in ran lawyers that are courtrooms and understand the circumstances. i cannot project my own personal feelings as a circuit court judge. i can't do that. so therefore, going to the zimmerman case on the standard nothing fense, look, good is going to happen when you ring a gun to a fight. that is a fight that never should have hatched -- happened in the first place. t led to horrible tragedy. when i talk to people, and i do all the time, and they give me their feedback, you have a situ
like judge nelson in the zimmerman case, a colleague of mine, about 4000 circuit court judges in florida, 18 million citizens. there is a lot going on in florida. in my courtroom, we are making a difference. every one of those lawyers that comes in front of me, you better be prepared. you better be telling me what is the basis. you say there is immunity for this person. what are the circumstances? cross examine these people. let's get to the bottom of this. >> i understand the enormity of...
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and i know for a fact because of my current work that when he talked to nelson rockefeller for vice president, 1975, he said -- she said you are a damn fool for doing it. that is the betty ford candor. that is what he treasured. >> i think her input was very important in that same way, what she thought about the nixon pardon. and how she said, you know, if we do not do this, the country is going to continue. >> she had tried unsuccessfully to get a woman on the supreme court, but she did get a woman on the cabinet. we know from her own words that she was a significant lobbyist. that is the first job of the first lady in the modern era. >> you made reference when we talked about eleanor roosevelt about her command of all of the media available at the time. the dawn of the 20th century. we will listen to hoover making radio remarks about this. what i want to do is use this as a launching pad to talk about the media and how it changed and how it changed the world. listen. [audio clip] >> i am very glad. [indiscernible] >> this is a first, the first time america saw and heard a sitting first lady
and i know for a fact because of my current work that when he talked to nelson rockefeller for vice president, 1975, he said -- she said you are a damn fool for doing it. that is the betty ford candor. that is what he treasured. >> i think her input was very important in that same way, what she thought about the nixon pardon. and how she said, you know, if we do not do this, the country is going to continue. >> she had tried unsuccessfully to get a woman on the supreme court, but...